COVID-19 update: With 2.58 lakh new infections, India reports 5% lower cases than previous day - Maharashtra recorded 41,327 new infections, 1,135 less than the day before, with 29 deaths. Eight new Omicron cases have been reported in the state.
COVID-19 update: India sees 55.4% jump in cases, registers 58,097 new infections in 24 hours - The country has 2,135 cases of Omicron infection as of Tuesday, the most in Maharashtra with 653 cases, followed by Delhi with 464 cases.
COVID-19 update: India reports 7,447 new cases, Omicron tally reaches 87 - India reported 14 fresh Omicron cases on Thursday, taking the tally of patients infected with the highly infections variant in the country to 87.
UK reports highest COVID-19 deaths since March, record single day rise in cases - Around 86% of people aged 12 and over in Britain have had their first dose of vaccine and more than 78% have received both doses, latest figures show.